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Wildlife in Turkey Run State Park

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Turkey Run right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

1,246
recent observations
30
species listed
21
plants
3
reptiles & amphibians
2
fungi

Naturalists have logged 1,246 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Turkey Run. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Hemlock, with 77 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (21 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (3).

Rarer finds confirmed in Turkey Run include Walking Fern - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Walking Fern
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Most-observed species in Turkey Run

Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
77 observations
Walking Fern
Asplenium rhizophyllum
74 observations
Celandine Poppy
Chelidonium diphyllum
64 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Jewelweed
Impatiens pallida
60 observations
Common Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
53 observations
Snakewort
Conocephalum salebrosum
53 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
51 observations
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
51 observations
Orange Mycena
Mycena leana
50 observations · iNaturalist
Sharp-lobed Hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
49 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
46 observations
Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
40 observations
Plantainleaf Sedge
Carex plantaginea
39 observations · iNaturalist
White Jelly Fungus
Protohydnum album
38 observations · iNaturalist
False Rue Anemone
Enemion biternatum
37 observations · iNaturalist
Putty Root
Aplectrum hyemale
37 observations
Tall Bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
37 observations · iNaturalist
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
34 observations
Largeflower Valerian
Valeriana pauciflora
33 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
32 observations
Zigzag Spiderwort
Tradescantia subaspera
32 observations · iNaturalist
Central Ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
32 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
30 observations
Fire Pink
Silene virginica
30 observations
Blue Phlox
Phlox divaricata
29 observations
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
29 observations
American Giant Millipede Complex
Narceus americanus
29 observations
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
27 observations
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
27 observations
Purple Phacelia
Phacelia bipinnatifida
26 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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